Loyd Motto

Inspiring Community through Service

The Loyd motto was inspired by the Loyd family’s commitment to service and philanthropy. Each of the five core values plays into how residents will live out their SMU experience as being part of the Loyd Family.

LOYD Values

To create a foundation for the trajectory of Loyd, the planning team established five core values for residents of Loyd – creativity, friendship, growth, purpose, responsibility.

Creativity – Embracing the richness that our innate originality and imagination can bring to all situations

Friendship – Trust, understanding, and respect between individuals that positively contributes to Loyd and the broader SMU community

Responsibility– Fulfilling duties and fostering relationships with passion and virtue

LOYD Crest

The five L-beams in the top half of the Loyd crest represent the five Loyd values. The plants on the bottom half of the crest were selected by SMU Integrated Marketing to represent the wildgrass and bluebonnets planted around the George W. Bush Presidential Center next door to Loyd Commons.